The water and electricity surcharge will remain unchanged this month and the next, but fuel prices will increase as from today.

The 45 per cent surcharge effective during the past two months will remain unchanged at 45 per cent.

Unleaded petrol and lead replacement petrol (LRP) will both increase by three cents per litre this month. Unleaded petrol will increase from 42c6 in May, to 45c6, while LRP will increase from 45c6 to 48c6.

Diesel will only increase by 0c4 per litre, from 38c9 to 39c3 and petroleum will increase from 39c to 39c9.

The price of light heating oil will remain unchanged, while the price of thin fuel oil (200 deg.) will increase by Lm7 per tonne, that of thin fuel oil (450 deg.) will increase by Lm8.50 per tonne and that of thin fuel oil (950 deg.) will increase by Lm11 per tonne.